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Economists back Fed Governor Cook as Trump attempts ouster
NEARLY 600 economists have signed an open letter expressing support for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and US central bank…
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Economists Are Seriously Alarmed About Official Data Under Trump
Despite Maxwell’s crimes, as Rolling Stone reported Thursday, “the Trump administration and the president’s allies in Congress seem to…
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The Fed Could Be on Hold Until September, Economists Say
More than 20 times during a roughly 45-minute news conference on Wednesday, Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, referenced…
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Are We Headed for Recession? Economists Look Everywhere for Signs.
Americans are spending less at McDonald’s. Fewer container ships are expected at the Port of Los Angeles. Procter & Gamble is raising…
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Most economists expect BOJ to hike rates in latter half of 2025, survey shows
TOKYO (Reuters) - Most economists expect the Bank of Japan to raise short-term interest rates again in the latter half of this year, a…
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Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?
Partway through a panel discussion at a recent economics conference in San Francisco, Jason Furman, a former adviser to President Barack…
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Economists weigh in after Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Singapore is ‘going extinct’ amid low birth rate
THE oft-discussed issue of Singapore’s low birth rate was recently flagged by Tesla chief executive Elon Musk who declared that Singapore…
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RBA reforms raise uncertainties over rate path, economists say
Australia’s surprise late-night passage of legislation that will split the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) board into two entities may…